Automobile-curtain.



G. E. BISHOP.

AUTOMOBILE CURTAIN.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 30.19.

PatentedSept. 25, 1917.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. 4

' egress, and which GEORGE E. BISHOP, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

AUTOMOBILE-CURTAIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 25, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, GEORGE E. BISHOP, a citizen of the United States, resident of Cleveland, county of I ahoga, and State of Ohio, have inve'ntet new and useful Improvements in Automobile-Curtains, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to automobile curtales, and particularly to'such curtains as are adaptable for for use as side curtains and arc.carried upon the automobile doors. More particularly, my invention relates to curtains which may be readily pi ced in po si ion and removed, which swing with the automobile doors to allow easy ingress and are easily rolled up so as to occupy the least space when not in use. More particularly urther, my invention relatcs to a curtain which is in itself a selfcontained frame requiring little or no foreign support to hold it in shape andposition and cause it to give complete service.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 represents a broken side elevation of an automobile showing two of my im-- proved curtains thereon in service; Fig. 2 represents, lookirig from within an automobile, a broken elevation of a rearwardly swinging automobile door carrying one of m improved curtains, there being shown further therein in dotted lines two positions of a movable element forming part of my inifintion, one position showing said eleme t when the curtain is not in service ant may be readily rolled up and the other when said element is so adjusted asto' have merely broken the integrity ofthe self-con: taincd frame; Fig. 3 represents a broken vertical section taken upon the lines 3-3, Fig. 2; an d Fig. 4: represents a broken horizontal section taken upon the lines 4-4,

eferring automobile body provided with the doors 2-2, upon which are mounted curtains comprising my invention. Said curtain is constituted of a standard curtain fabric 3 m which is carried a transparency? Integrally incorporated with said curta n fabric 2:?- are rigid strengthening members GOIIIPI'IS- ing two metallic elements, shown of rectangular cross-section, an upper one 5 and a lower one 6, respectively, and a vertical element 7 constituted of a round hollow rod hinged to upper member 5 at 8 and receivlug-and connecte with tho-tapered end .17

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of u soli-l irregular shaped element 9 having an undercut guiding slot 10. Secured to the member (3 at 11 and 12 is a tongue 13 adapted to register with the slot 10 and of such a length as to insure the release or the member 9 and eonseqm-ntly the vertical rod 7 therefrom when said member 9 is moved to the angular dotted line position shown in Fig. "2. W hen the vertical rod 7 is thrown into the horizontal dotted l ne position shown in Fig. 2, the curtain may be rolled up to occupy the least space when not in service. The whole curtain, as a self-cuntuined frame, is put into service by means of inserting; the lower section 14 of the member in :1 suitable socket 15 provided in the top of the door 2. A'bearing member 16 is provided of such. a construction as to lit within the socket 15 and receive said portion 14.

Whatever little connecting of the self-contained frame with the automobileybody and top is required, other than the supporting thereof upon the automobile door, Will var to conform to the different designs of diriori-nt automobile bodies and tops, one conventional connectionbeing shown in Fig. 1.

l have shown my improved curtain as of a generally rectangular sha e but the same will vary in shape for di erent uses and different automobile body and top designs.

It will be apparent from the above description that my improved automobile curtain of the construction shown constitutes a frame which is colt-contained; that it allows easy ingress and egress: and that, by reason of the construction and action of the vertical element 7 with reference to the other elements, the, integrity of the frame may be readily broken and the curtain, when not in use, may be readily in small space.

Having thus shown and described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: 1. In an automobile curtain, the combina, tion with suitable curtain fabric; oi a collapsidle frame supporting the latter, said frame comprising a stren thening member incorporated. with said fa ric, a stretching member pivoted to said strengthening memand. a third member secured to said fabric, said stretching member being provided with a connecting element cooperating with said third member so as to efiect rolled up and stored the union and separation of said element and member by the pivotal movement of said stretching HlUlI'llJOP, whereby the inte rity and collapsing of said frame are efl ected.

2. In a collapsible frame for supporting automobile door curtains or similar structures, the combination of strengthening n'iembers; a spreading mcn'iber pivoted to one of said strengthening members and detachably connected to another strengthening member; and cooperating connecting means formed upon said last-nmned strengthening member and said spreading member, res1iectively, to effect said ronnectiol and detachment by the pivotal movemlent of said spreading member.

3. In an automobile curtain, the combination of suitable curtain fabric: a frame supporting the latter, an element of said frame being movable relatively to the other elements thereof and formed with a groove or slot; and a member formed with a tongue registering with said groove, the relative disposition of said element and said member at one end of the path of movement of the former providing for the integrity of the curtain and intermediately of the two ends of the path of movement of the element providing for the release of said tongue from said roove whereby the curtain can be collapsed.

4. In an automobile curtain, the combination of suitable curtain fabric; strengthem ingmembers incorporated therewith, one of said members being formed with a tongue; and a standard or red formed with a groove or slot adapted to register with the tongue of said member, said stai'idard or rod being hinged to another member, the relative disposition of said rod and said tongue-member at certain points in the path of movement of the former providing for the integrity of the curtain and at other points providing for the release of said tongue from said groove whereby the curtain can be collapsed.

In a self-contained collapsible automobile curtain, the combination of suitable curtain fabric; two oppositely disposed strengtliening members incorporated there with; a member attached to one of said strengthening members and forn'ling a tongue; and a standard or rod hinged to the other strengthening member and formed with a groove or slot adapted to register with the tongue-member, the pivotal movement of said rod providing for the release of said tongue from said groove.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification on this 8th day of July, 1914.

GEORGE F. lnsnor.

Witnesses:

M. BEVIS, C. B. BAYLY. 

